These Are Some of The Most Captivating Wildlife Photos of The Year

The National History Museum has declared their winners for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. For 2017, the grand winner was a photojournalist named Brent Stirton for his depiction of the horrors of rhino poaching.

His photo was taken in South Africa where he took a photo of a rhinoceros who had had its horn removed by poachers. Stirton usually shoots for National Geographic and his photos have been featured in the publication many times.

National Geographic reported that competition judge Roz Kidman Cox spoke in a press release of Stirton’s work. “To make such a tragic scene almost majestic in its sculptural power deserves the highest award. There is a rawness, but there is also great poignancy and therefore dignity in the fallen giant. It’s also symbolic of one of the most wasteful, cruel and unnecessary environmental crimes, one that needs to provoke the greatest public outcry.”

“It’s the common human elements that we all instantly identify with, that makes a great photo what it is,” Stirton has said of his work and what inspires him to take photos.

Of the photo, Lewis Blackwell, chair of the jury said, “This is a lovely moment, uniting careful and protracted observation of an animal in its habitat with an eye for captivating composition. Our eyes move through the image, from the face to the hand on the breadfruit and back again.”

“The photo takes us right into the life of the young gorilla called Caco and makes us curious to understand his day. Images this good can help inspire and educate, and may perhaps help save this critically endangered species,” he continued.

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